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OIL CAN.

(Applicaticn led Aug'. 2, 1900.)

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JAMES C. OWEN, OF SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,736, datedSeptember 17, 1901. Application filed August 2, 1900. Serial No. 25,634.(No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES O. OWEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Spirit Lake, in the county of Dickinson and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cansand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to oil-cans, and more particularly to that classadapted for oiling elevated machinery.

One object of this invention is to provide an oil-canwhich is soconstructed that it may be handled among close overhead gearing andmanipulated from the floor by means of an adjustable handle and a stringfor controlling the plunger in opening or closing the port to theoil-outlet.

Another object of this invention is to provide an oil-can for oilingoverhead machinery and to so construct the same that it will beexceedingly cheap and simple in its construction and will efficientlyperform all of its intended functions.

With these objects in View and such others as may hereinafter appear myinvention consists in the particular construction of the various partsand in the novel manner of combination and arrangement of said parts,all of which will be more fully described, and specifically pointed outin the appended claim, which is intended to accord in its terms, spirit,and meaning with the prior state of the art and the existing law.

In the drawings forming a partof this speciiication, Figure l is a viewin side elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A represents the can orreceptacle, which is substantially oval in shape and which is providedwith a convex top and bottom B and C. Mounted within the can, upon thebottom thereof,is a centrally-disposed cylindrical section D, whichprojects up approximately near the top of the can and is provided with alongitudinal slot E. This cylindrical section communicates through aport in the bottom of the can with the oil-outlet F, which is integraltherewith.

In the center of the top B is an aperture G,

having screw-threads H, adapted to take the threads I uponthe cap J,which is provided with a lever K, fulcrumed to the rim thereof andconnected by a rod L,which passes through the aperture M in the centerof the cap to a plunger N, which rests within the cylindrical section D,the rod L being surrounded by a coiled spring O, one end of whichpresses against the cap J and the other against the plunger N, therebyretaining the plunger in the bottom of the cylindrical section andclosing the port or opening to the outlet. The free end of the lever isprovided with an-aperture P, adapted to receive a string Q for operatingthe same, the string being passed through the guides R upon the handleS,which is formed in sections and is adapted to be secured in aninclined socket T upon the outer Wall of the can. The can is alsoprovided with the usual threaded cap U, mounted in the top thereof andadapted to be removed when it is desired to lill the can.

It will thus be seen that I provide an oilcan adapted for oilingoverhead machinery which is exceedingly cheap and simple in itsconstruction and will efficiently perform all of its intended functions.

Having thus described the various features of my invention, what I claimas neW,`and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In an oil-can, an oval-shaped receptacle having a cylindrical sectionmounted in the center thereof and provided with a longitudinal slot, ofan oil-outlet mounted in the lower end of the said cylindrical section,communicating and integral therewith,of a screw-cap mounted in the topof the said oval-shaped receptacle, the said cap having a leverfulcrumed thereto, a rod connecting one end of the said lever to aspring-actuated plunger mounted in the cylindrical section, of a stringconnected to the other end of the lever, and an adjustable handle forsupporting the receptacle, substantially as shown and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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Witnesses:

H. T. ABBOTT, H. H. BUCK.

